OpenmindProjects Camps Initiative
Learning Camps to create lifelong learners and architects of their own future
Poverty Trap
Poor parents, poor schools, few teachers and teaching-by-rote, learnig by heart means poor learning. Children do not like to learn in this way. They do not learn to speak English, or how IT and internet can help them learn.
Inequalities. The richest 1% in Thailand owns nearly70 % of the wealth according to the Global Wealth Databook by Credit Suisse.
Inequalities in wealth means inequalities in education.
Our Challenges
Inspiration and Opportunities
Our challenge is to inspire village and migrant students to learn and to take charge of their own learning.
EdTech
Modern learning ideas and IT can be a poor child’s best friend! Students can learn how to use their smartphones and the internet to learn. Learn English and become the architects of their own futures! A challenge!
A Solution
How tobest help young villagers and migrants to learn?
Encourage our students, campers to learn to help themselves with the help of us and volunteers. ‘Learn By Doing’ in tasks and activities. Learn English, how to use technology and the internet, and to discuss interesting topics, problems at the same time!
Our Learning Camps always was free, activities, lodging, food and fun is free! And we want to restart now after Covid with the help of donors, volunteers!
Learning camps follow three stages:
- Brainstorming: Campers learn about two specific topics (common camp themes are education through technology, environment, food and drinks and their effects on health) through activity-based learning, focused on finding, sharing, and discussing information.
- Activating: Campers work in teams to solve community problems related to the topics previously studied. They work on understanding the problem (cause-effect) and finding a feasible solution within their local context.
- Implementing: Teams work on solutions, evaluating pros, cons, and possible difficulties. They prepare a final presentation where we encourage critical thinking and ask them to evaluate possible questions that other teams might have. At the end of the camp, they have the opportunity to challenge other teams with questions in order to win the possibility to execute their projects hand-in-hand with OMP.
Campers gain inspiration, important knowledge, and many skills in our Camps
Task-Based ‘Learning by Doing’! Campers learn:
● How to search for information online, analyze, and solve problems, helping each other and helped by Openmind trainees, ex campers, and international volunteers.
● Make presentations and videos, share and debate with friends and online.
● English.
● Inspiration, confidence, critical and independent thinking.
● About the future, how jobs change, and new opportunities.
● About the environment, climate change, health, hygiene, and food.
How you can help
Donate and/or volunteer!
- Sponsor a camp, campers.
- Volunteer at a camp or more.
Campers Say
At OpenmindProjects we run at least 6 Learning Camps per year
Help a Camper
Just a $120 will cover the cost for one camper to attend an 8 day learning camp.
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Help poor girls and boys, our campers, to a new life as learners!
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